The Descent of the Messiah — Page 320
THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH rism was brought to light, and it became perfectly clear that the book Saif-e-Chishtiyā'ī was a plagiarised work, with no contribu- tion from Mehr Ali's own knowledge or intellect. Not only did he commit the crime of intellectual theft, but he also uttered a shameful lie to boast his false claim. He did not even mention the name of the unfortunate deceased in his book Saif-e-Chish- tiyā'ī, and instead made a vociferous claim to its authorship. The copy of the letter is as follows: Copy of the First Letter Divine Messenger and Appointee of the Gracious One, Your Holiness Mirza Ji Sahib, May you forever be the recipient of blessings and graces! Peace and blessings of Allah be upon you! Hereafter, I am in receipt of your registered letter. It brought solace to my sorrowful heart. I learned of all that was going on. The situation is that the separate manuscript of Muhammad Hassan has not been shown to me because, after his demise, his books and all his papers have been gathered and locked up. I have, however, seen the notes that the latter had written on Shamsul-Bāzigha and I'jāzul-Masih. The same notes were cop- ied by the unjust [Pir Mehr Ali] Golarwi after he sent for the books; he himself had written nothing from his own ability. Mu- hammad Hassan's father and other people have now become my sworn enemies. Let alone books, they do not show me even a page. Previously, I was able to look at them because Golarwi had borrowed the books Shamsul-Bāzigha and I'jāzul-Masih from Muhammad Hassan's father and then returned them after using them. The person who brought the books back was a stranger 320